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LATESTPremiumSign ambulance service at breaking point

Dozens of desperate triple-0 calls for help went unanswered on Friday morning as one state’s ambulance service buckles under pressure.

Holly Hales

Port fightPremiumFWC orders reinstatement of sacked port managers

The six workers were sacked by Qube in August after refusing to do stevedoring work they said they were not qualified to undertake.

Sean Smith

Opening a dialogueCommentsPremiumiyarn to support businesses in reconciliation journey

A young Perth entrepreneur who lived in an Indigenous community says it is crucial businesses actively create spaces for deeper cultural understanding.

Cheyanne Enciso

Shooting incidentPremiumNorseman man charged with allegedly shooting another man

A Norseman man faced Kalgoorlie Magistrates Court on Friday charged with allegedly shooting another man during an altercation in the Goldfields town on Thursday.

Neil Watkinson & Elena Morabito

CrimePremiumSadomasochist ruined my life, says victim

The former lover of Leigh James Pattinson has told a Sydney court that her life was ruined after he choked her during a BDSM sexual encounter.

Miklos Bolza

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Tourists hurt in NW boating accident evacuated to hospital

Ambulances and medical staff have met at least a dozen tourists believed to have been injured in a boating accident at the famous Horizontal Falls as they arrived at Broome Airport.

Sarah Steger

Caught on cameraPremiumWoman ‘destroyed’ $30,000 speed camera after getting flashed

A former traffic controller has been accused of deliberately driving over and destroying a $30,000-speed camera after it flashed her on Great Eastern Highway on Wednesday.

Shannon Hampton

CrimePremiumHusband 'not supposed to die', court hears

Biannca Edmunds' mother has testified that her daughter told her Glenn Cassidy wasn't supposed to die after he shot her ex-partner in a bloody confrontation.

Emily Woods

NewsPremiumSeveral injured in WA boating accident

Police and emergency services have responded to an incident at Horizontal Falls in WA's north where several people have been injured in a boating incident.

Tim Dornin

PoliticsPremiumJulie Bishop’s surprise career move

The former deputy prime minister and foreign minister retired from federal politics three years ago and now she’s testing the waters in a new field.

Madeleine Achenza

Shock detailsPremiumAlleged Bonnie and Clyde duo face court over $70k Gucci raid

A Perth man accused of stealing $70,000 worth of Gucci items with his partner during a ram raid at the high-end CBD store has been denied bail as new details emerged in court on Friday.

Phil Hickey

CrimePremiumFormer Qld cop charged with hacking

A joint investigation by Queensland police and the crime watchdog have charged a former officer with hacking and disclosing official secrets.

Marty Silk

BreakingPremiumFears 25 injured in horror boating incident

Fears up to 25 people could be injured are mounting after a horror boating incident at a popular tourist attraction.

Owen Leonard

RugbyFolau’s international rugby exile is over

Nearly four years after he last played international rugby, Israel Folau is back playing under another flag.

 

A-LeaguePremiumAloisi’s dad on nervous road to A-League title

The father of Western United coach John Aloisi thinks he will bring his son bad luck by attending Saturday night’s A-League grand final.

Marco Monteverde

Taking actionCommentsPremium‘Walkouts only way to make real change’: Aged-care strikes

Thousands of frustrated aged-care workers are going out on one-hour strikes across WA, South Australia and Queensland today in ongoing protests over poor work conditions.

Troy de Ruyter

CrimePremiumQld cops probe woman's suspicious death

Sunshine Coast police are investigating the death of a woman who died after showing up at a Queensland hospital with serious injuries.

Marty Silk

Passing judgmentNSW Premier takes second swipe at Mark ‘McGollum’ over GST

NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet has  once again likened WA Premier Mark McGowan to a fictional monster from Lord of the Rings, as the war of words over how much each state receives in GST continued on Friday.

Caitlyn Rintoul

Natural DisastersMagnitude 6.4 quake strikes off East Timor

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake has shaken buildings in East Timor and alarmed residents, though no casualties have yet been recorded.

Staff Writers

CrimePremiumAbuse survivor who killed stranger jailed

A woman jailed for fatally stabbing a stranger in the NSW Hunter region acted out of fear after suffering shocking domestic violence, her sentencing judge said.

Mark Russell

EarthquakeMajor city rocked by earthquake

An Australian capital city has been rocked by an earthquake which lasted for a half minute and caused buildings to shake.

Hamish Spence

Traffic incidentPremiumPort Hedland man charged over Wedgefield crash

A 19-year-old Port Hedland man has been charged over a traffic incident in Wedgefield on Wednesday night which left a 27-year-old man with serious injuries.

Sam Jones

AFLPremiumBuddy’s forward mate to celebrate game 100

Will Hayward is in career-best form ahead of his 100th AFL match and looks back on a difficult time at the start of last season as a ‘blessing in disguise’.

Marc McGowan

EducationPremiumWhy 18,000 school teachers are angry

Thousands of Catholic school teachers have walked off the job for the first time in nearly 20 years over these issues.

Madeleine Achenza